Da Nang is an enchanting coastal city with the fifth largest population in Vietnam. Ringed by mountains on one side and the East Sea on the other, Da Nang has numerous sites of natural beauty and historical interest. There are many attractive opportunities here that range from tours of Marble Mountain, to oceanic activities on My Khe beach. My Khe was chosen one of the six of the most attractive beaches on the planet by Forbes Magazine, a famous American economic publication.
Tourists come not only for the swimming, sun bathing, and volleyball, but the also the rich culture. The way of life includes fishermen, handicraft villages, and popular festivals that attract numerous people here. Another facet to this gem is the stone and Cham art sculptures by the indigenous peoples.
The cruise industry is also rapidly developing with access to two large sea ports, Tien Sa and Da Nang ports. Tien Sa port has become a popular destination for large cruise ships able to host thousands of guests at a time.
Ba Na is a secret getaway 40 km away from Da Nang, which promises great excitement for guests with its primitive forests, quiet valleys, and clear refreshing streams. Guests often find inspiration in front of the winding roads that traverse the mountain, pagodas and villas, and grand statues of Buddha. This is an ideal place for tours, teambuilding, and rediscovering nature.
Da Nang’s hosting abilities are well developed with 4 – 5 star-hotels along a 30 km beach stretching from Da Nang to Hoi An. It is called “5 star-route” and proudly boasts the 5 star-resorts Furama, Sandy Beach, Nam Hai, Golden Sand, and the Victoria Hoi An. With such top of the line facilities, there are many conference and meeting rooms that are advantageous for the MICE service.
Da Nang is recognized as a “Gateway of the World Cultural Heritage”. This in part is because not too far from the city, guests can discover the mysterious ancient town My Son or visit the old dwellings and club house in Hoi An old town.
Da Nang is the gateway to the central part of Vietnam and is an attractive destination for tourists to visit, relax, and experience MICE programs.
Places of interest
Hoi An ancient town
30km southwest of Danang, the tranquil town of Hoi An rests on the shores of the Thu Bon River. Known as Faifo to early Western traders, Hoi An was a vital commercial seaport in South East Asia from the 17th to the 19th centuries attracting merchants from China, Japan, Portugal and France. The long houses built by the merchants reflect the architectural styles of their homeland and remain in near perfect condition today. Visitors can take an early morning walk through the market and marvel at the quaint narrow streets and centuries-old communal houses and pagodas. Moreover, festivals on full-moon nights and on weekly Saturday nights are worth a visit.
Cham Sculpture Museum
The museum was established by French academics in 1916 and contains the largest display of Cham art anywhere in the world with more than 300 artefacts ranging from the 4th to the 14th century. With a beautiful setting, the complex is open land in design, providing an environment in which the artefacts can be exhibited to their best advantage. There are numbers of rooms including My Son, Tra Kieu, Dong Duong and Thap Man, each dedicated to a different period of Cham art dating from the 7th to the 15th century.
Danang Cathedral (known as the Rooster church)
Single-spired with a pink sandstone coloured wash, the cathedral was built for the city’s French residents in 1923. Today, it serves a Catholic community of 4,000 of Danang City. The architecture of the cathedral is marvellous with several medieval–stained glass windows of various saints. Masses are held from Monday to Saturday at 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., and on Sunday at 5:00 a.m., 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Han Market
The colourful market is located right in central city, at the intersection of Hung Vuong St. and Tran Phu St., all day long busy with sellers and buyers in and out, and goods of all kinds. A lively and cheerful atmosphere permeates the marketplace from vendors in conical hats sitting on the ground with their small baskets of little fruits and vegetables to salespeople at their big well-stocked stands. It is a nice place for shopping as well as snap-shooting.
Marble Mountains
They consist of marble hillocks by the sea. Each is said to represent one of the five elements of the Universe and named accordingly: Thuy Son (Water), Moc Son (Wood), Hoa Son (Fire), Kim Son (Metal) and Tho Son (Earth). The largest and most famous Mount Thuy Son has a number of natural caves in which Buddhist sanctuaries have been built over the centuries. Also an important religious spot for Cham, the peaks became havens for communist guerrillas during the war owing to their commanding view of Danang airbase. Mount Thuy Son is a popular pilgrimage site, especially on days of the full and sliver moon and during the Lunar New Year. It is located about 8km southeast Danang.
Mount Ba Na
39km west of Danang, known as French hill station built in 1920 including waterfalls, forest and colonial style villas. Old buildings, cable cars, steep road to Mount Ba Na (1420 metres above sea level) & Mount Chua (1487 metres above sea level) were open to visitors since 1999.
Non Nuoc Carving Hamlet
On the southern side of Thuy Son, the hamlet is a few meters west of beautiful Non Nuoc Beach. The marble carvings made here by skilled artisans would make great gifts for tourists to send home; even it is entertaining to watch the carvers at work. A wide variety of articles are sculptured in marble, including Buddhist and saint statues, sacred animals, Cham-style statues, etc.
Non Nuoc Beach
It stretches for many kilometres north and south of the Marble Mountains. During the Vietnam War, American soldiers were airlifted here rest and relax’ resort celebrated in rock songs before being returned by helicopter to combat. It is now quiet sandy beach with some surf and at times a strong cross current.
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